Episode Details

In this podcast, Chuck Palahniuk talks about Not Forever, But For Now, writing on Substack, the legacy of Fight Club, and much more. [3:32] Conversation start/Quitting drinking. [9:01] Not Forever, But For Now book tour. [17:01] Repeated choruses. [21:33] Intention to write a cosy mystery. [25:00] Shift towards the horror genre. [28:59] Addiction, suicidal ideation, and gravitating towards Chuck Palahniuk's work. [36:39] Blending fact and fiction. [51:10] The most extreme things Chuck has done to creative writing students. [42:21] Including non-facts and false facts in fiction. [56:22] Get things right if you're writing extreme violence. [1:02:29] Idolising serial killers. [1:05:21] Fight Club, the collective consciousness, and its legacy. [1:16:29] Correspondence with Ira Levin. [1:22:00] Tips for giving and showing love in a world of materialism and commodification. [1:29:47] Solomon Forshee, via Patreon, asks about writing to be remembered not writing to be liked. [1:37:12] Robert Stahl, via Patreon, asks about plans to write a follow-up for Consider This. [1:39:18] Substack. [1:43:13] Steppenwolf Theatre, Science Fiction novel, and future projects. [1:47:24] The effect of Palahniuk's work on Bob Pastorella. Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-536-chuck-palahniuk-on-not-forever-but-for-now-writing-on-substack-and-the-legacy-of-fight-club Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror